ATLANTA – State Representative Lauren Daniel (R-Locust Grove) recently introduced House Bill 1284, which would increase the penalties for passing a school bus and encourage schools to pick up students on the right side of a road that has a speed limit of over 40 mph. House Bill 1284, or “Addy’s Law,” was named after eight-year-old Adalyn Pierce of Henry County who was killed by a driver as she was crossing the road to get onto her school bus. Representatives Clint Crowe (R-Jackson) and Karen Mathiak (R-Griffin) are cosponsors of HB 1284.
Continue reading “Rep. Lauren Daniel Introduces Legislation to Increase Penalties for Passing School Buses”REMINDER: Georgia House Democratic Caucus to Hold Statewide Public Hearing on Maternal Mortality
ATLANTA – State Representative Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), Secretary of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC), and members of the GHDC will hold a statewide public hearing on maternal mortality TOMORROW, Thursday, January 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
Continue reading “REMINDER: Georgia House Democratic Caucus to Hold Statewide Public Hearing on Maternal Mortality”DeKalb House and Senate Delegation to Host Series of Joint Virtual, In-Person Pre-Session Town Hall Meetings
ATLANTA – Members of the DeKalb House and Senate Delegation will host a series of joint virtual and in-person town hall meetings to discuss the 2023 legislative session, which will convene on January 9, 2023. The meeting schedule is as follows:
Rep. Karen Bennett Elected House Minority Caucus Vice-Chair
ATLANTA – The Georgia House Democratic Caucus elected State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain) as the House Minority Caucus Vice-Chair during caucus elections on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.
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Rep. Karen Bennett Participates in Stone Mountain’s Emma B. Allen Pink Sash Parade
ATLANTA – State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain) recently participated in the annual Emma B. Allen Pink Sash Parade in Stone Mountain on October 30, 2022. The Emma B. Allen Pink Sash Parade was named in memory of Rep. Bennett’s maternal grandmother who died from breast cancer shortly after being diagnosed at an early age.